{"id":11275,"date":"2019-02-13T15:04:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T23:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/?page_id=11275"},"modified":"2019-03-18T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T16:00:11","slug":"tracheostomy-glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/tracheostomy-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracheostomy Glossary for Patients, Family, and Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aspiration:<\/strong> Inhalation of any foreign matter, such as food, drink, saliva, or stomach contents (as after vomiting) into the airway below the level of the vocal cords. <\/p>\n

Cuff:<\/strong> An inflatable balloon-like structure that is shaped like a doughnut which wraps around the trach tube, preventing the leakage of air, especially during mechanical ventilation (see below)<\/p>\n

Cuff Deflation:<\/strong> The act of removing air from the cuff of a tracheostomy tube.<\/p>\n

Diaphragm:<\/strong> A thin, dome-shaped muscle, important in breathing. Separates stomach and chest cavities.<\/p>\n

Endotracheal tube:<\/strong> A long, straight tube that connects to a ventilator and is placed in the throat, passing between the vocal cords (not to be confused with a tracheostomy tube)<\/p>\n

Hub (15mm):<\/strong> The part of the tracheostomy tube that adapts to standard respiratory equipment, such as a ventilator.<\/p>\n

Humidifier:<\/strong> a device that provides moisture to the air we breathe.<\/p>\n

Larynx:<\/strong> A structure in the airway also known as the \u201cvoice box\u201d that contains the vocal cords and also prevents food from entering the trachea during swallow<\/p>\n

Lower Airway:<\/strong> That portion of the respiratory tract beginning at the larynx (voice box) and ending at the smallest units in the lungs. <\/p>\n

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP):<\/strong> A measurement of pressure in the lungs at the end of the inspiratory phase of ventilation. It is reflected on the airway pressure manometer of the ventilator.<\/p>\n

Pilot Balloon:<\/strong> Plastic sack-like component connected to the inflation line and luer valve of the tracheostomy tube which allows for inflation and deflation of the cuff.<\/p>\n

Closed Position \u201cNo Leak\u201d:<\/strong> Design pertaining to the PMV. The PMV opens on inhalation and automatically closes at the end of inhalation. It remains closed without air leak during exhalation. This restores a closed respiratory system and a more normal breathing pattern to the PMV user.<\/p>\n

Pulse Oximeter:<\/strong> Device which measures the oxygen saturation level of arterial blood when placed on finger, toe, or ear. <\/p>\n

Secretions:<\/strong> Saliva and other materials that accumulate in the airway and are normally coughed up and spit out or swallowed in healthy people<\/p>\n

Speaking Valve:<\/strong> A device that fits on the hub and directs air from the lungs, around the trach tube, and out the nose and mouth allowing for speech, swallow, smell, and more<\/p>\n

Stoma:<\/strong> A generic medical term meaning \u201cmouth\u201d or \u201chole\u201d<\/p>\n

Suction:<\/strong> Removal of gas or fluid (secretions) by mechanical means.<\/p>\n

Trachea:<\/strong> The part of the airway below the larynx and above the bronchi and lungs where a tracheostomy tube is placed<\/p>\n

Tracheostomy:<\/strong> An artificial opening in the trachea that facilitates the passage of air and removal of secretions. <\/p>\n

Tracheotomy:<\/strong> A procedure performed to create a hole in the trachea, located at the front of the neck, for breathing and ventilation<\/p>\n

Mechanical Ventilator:<\/strong> A machine that pushes air into a patient\u2019s lungs using ventilator tubing<\/p>\n

Upper Airway:<\/strong> That portion of the respiratory tract beginning at the mouth and nose and ending at the larynx (voice box).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tracheostomy Glossary Aspiration: Inhalation of any foreign matter, such as food, drink, saliva, or stomach contents (as after vomiting) into the airway below the level of the vocal cords. Cuff: An inflatable balloon-like structure that is shaped like a doughnut which wraps around the trach tube, preventing the leakage of air, especially during mechanical ventilation […]","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[1165,463,2709,315,2711,2706,2418,2707,2704,1300,1730,2705,2409,50,89,2710,60,312,1409,2708],"class_list":["post-11275","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11275"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11617,"href":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11275\/revisions\/11617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.passy-muir.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=11275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}